On a steamy Friday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, the No. 17 ranked Texas Longhorns defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 8-1. Texas hit four solo home runs in the contest.
The Kansas Jayhawks are headed to face in-state rival Kansas State this weekend in a three-game series at Tointon Family Stadium in Manhattan. The Jayhawks have won four of the last five games against the Wildcats.
In the first game of the Dillons Sunflower Showdown, the Kansas Jayhawks earned a 5-3 come-from-behind victory against the Kansas State Wildcats on Friday night at Tointon Family Stadium. Daniel Hegarty threw eight-plus innings and Maui Ahuna had the game-tying and go-ahead hits in the eighth and ninth innings.
Nolan Metcalf hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to help lead Kansas to a 13-9 win over Air Force on Wednesday afternoon at Falcon Field. Metcalf had the first five-hit game of the season for Kansas, finishing the day 5-for-5 with a career-high three doubles, his first career grand slam and career highs of six RBIs and five runs scored.